Chapter 143: Chapter 143
"Crack!"
In the kitchen where swords and ingredients were flying around, Kiana casually took a freshly washed cucumber, leaned against the refrigerator door, and started chewing on it.
Because it was a rare occasion that she passed all her subjects, even the most difficult theory course, Kiana was unanimously indulged by the three kitchen giants, allowing her to snack in the kitchen today.
By the way, the so-called three kitchen giants refer to "Lord of Pots and Pans, Herrscher of Food" Raiden Mei, "Master of Thousands of Cooking Skills, Young Special Chef" Angel, and "The Most Plump, Shenzhou Vegetable Master, Pickled Vegetable Immortal" Fu Hua.
They are the rulers of the kitchen and the masters who deserve 100% praise from all diners!
"By the way, Angel, your mission was snatched by someone else again? This is the third time. Could it be that you offended Auntie and she's blocking you on purpose? Hahaha!"
Kiana leaned against the refrigerator door, suddenly remembered this incident, and laughed gloatingly.
The actions of Angel, Raiden Mei, and Fu Hua suddenly paused for a moment.
Angel knew well that they must be blocking her on purpose. They were preventing her from accumulating contributions and slowing down her promotion to A-rank.
Raiden Mei and Fu Hua also understood that if Angel was promoted to A-rank one day later, it would be one day later for her to access the Nagazora City incident archives, and one day later for knowing the painful truth.
Or everyone tacitly understood this, except for the simple-minded Kiana, who didn't think much about it and simply thought Angel was unlucky.
"It doesn't matter. With my strength, I will have the opportunity to be promoted sooner or later. It doesn't matter if it's a little slower. I'll just continue to accumulate strength. Anyway, I'm better than Kiana who is always stuck in theory class!" Angel spoke faintly.
At the same time, she stretched out her hand expressionlessly, forcibly pinched Kiana's mouth open, and stuffed freshly fried chicken nuggets into it.
"Ugh!!!" The heartless Kiana screamed and ran out. It was so hot that she couldn't bear to spit out the delicious fried chicken nuggets, so she could only endure the pain.
A few minutes later, Kiana, with red lips, ran back and pressed her fists against Angel's temples.
"You really dare! It was so hot!"
"Who told you to gloat over someone else's misfortune!"
"Hey! I was kindly reminding you to think carefully about whether you offended Auntie. If so, go and apologize! How am I gloating over someone else's misfortune?"
"Liar! Shameless!"
The two girls were arguing and fighting, completely ignoring the fire and boiling oil pan next to them.
Raiden Mei and Fu Hua hurried over; one pulled Kiana away, and the other comforted Angel.
"Kiana, Angel, the kitchen is not a place for you to play around!"
"If you keep making trouble, dinner will be late."
The two persuaded them gently.
Kiana puffed up her cheeks, thinking about dinner, and had to give in. She pointed at Angel and said:
"This lady will remember this grudge, and I will teach you a lesson next time!"
"Lie~~"
Angel leaned on Fu Hua and returned a grimace, unwilling to be outdone.
Kiana didn't respond, just threw another piece of fried chicken into her mouth, and then walked out of the kitchen contentedly.
The three cooks could finally cook quietly.
But amidst the gradually strong smell of food, Fu Hua and Raiden Mei couldn't help but secretly look at Angel's serious figure.
Fu Hua sighed in her heart, feeling helpless and pitying.
Raiden Mei was filled with deeper guilt and sadness. Her mood which should have been relaxed and happy was instead overshadowed by guilt. She could only cover it up with a forced smile until dinner ended.
…
So, the next day, when she went out shopping as agreed, Kiana saw the dark circles under Raiden Mei's eyes.
That was the mark left by a sleepless night.
"Mei, you are not happy."
Kiana handed the ice cream to Raiden Mei and frowned worriedly.
Raiden Mei was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"No, it's just a little thing."
"Mei can't fool me, I can feel it."
"... You are always heartless and brainless, but at this time, you are so sharp that people are speechless, Kiana."
"That's right! Who told me to like Mei the most! No, what do you mean by heartless and brainless? Mei is saying that I am an idiot when I am with you!?"
Kiana licked the ice cream with her little pink tongue, put her hands on her waist, and questioned unhappily.
Raiden Mei smiled. But she also understood that Kiana was not angry but was trying to use this method to help her divert her mood.
After accepting this kindness, Raiden Mei looked at the bustling weekend pedestrian street, sighed silently, "The dean is preventing Angel from being promoted to A-rank. I know she wants to help me, but she shouldn't do this. I have already realized it."
"Mei, you..."
"The first thing Angel will do after being promoted is to find the truth—but what I am worried about now is not the truth, but that she herself has accepted this delay by default."
"I, I, I am a little confused, Mei, please speak slower." Kiana grabbed her head and said weakly.
In fact, if she put in some thought, she could understand the key point—why did Angel accept the delay? It was because she guessed something, so she subconsciously resisted that kind of truth.
"Angel is very smart. The Raiden Zaibatsu is the most famous enterprise in Nagazora City, and I am the daughter of the Raiden family. In addition, the three of us enrolled shortly after the Nagazora City incident... The dean's delay may have allowed Angel to further verify some of her conjectures."
Raiden Mei smiled softly, with a bit of sadness in her light purple eyes.
Kiana lowered her head, with a look of entanglement and guilt on her face, "Did I say something wrong last night?"
"No, it has nothing to do with you, Kiana. I am too weak, so I have been delaying and not facing it. Teacher Yang taught me a lot, but I finally realized that what I lack most is the courage and determination to face and solve my problems."
"Mei, what do you want to say?"
"I appreciate the dean's kindness, but please help me tell her not to continue this. Let Angel do what she wants. As long as she wants to know, none of us has the right to stop her. This is her right."
Raiden Mei said with relief, and then found that the ice cream in her hand was melting. She quickly licked it. The sweet taste made her eyes light up.
"Delicious!"
"Hehehe, this is the flavor I carefully selected... No! Mei, are you serious? That will definitely cause a big problem!"
"That's what I should face! At worst, I will go to Anti-Entropy and continue to learn from Teacher Yang. When I really master the power in my body, I will use practical actions to make amends and compensation."
"Mei..."
Now, it was Kiana's turn to lose the taste of the ice cream in her hand.
She couldn't accept that Raiden Mei would leave Saint Freya and leave her.
But at the same time, if Angel really knew the truth and hated Raiden Mei from the bottom of her heart—then indeed Angel had the right, and Raiden Mei had no choice but to leave on her own initiative.
Kiana lowered her head uncomfortably, biting her lip, and suddenly felt powerless. This had nothing to do with power, but she just couldn't think of how to solve it.
Perhaps this is why Kiana subconsciously didn't want to think about this aspect of the problem.
At this time, Kiana felt a warm and soft touch in her palm. It was Raiden Mei holding her hand.
"I'm sorry. I came here to relax with you, but I said a lot of things that bothered you! Don't worry, I will solve these problems, and no matter where we are, our relationship will never change. Right, Kiana?"
"Of course! I will always like Mei, no matter if we are together or not, no matter what we become, it will never change!"
"That's enough. Didn't you say you wanted to buy clothes? We're at the mall, let's go in!"
"Hey, let's go to the lingerie store first. I want to see Mei change into good lingerie!"
Kiana slurped her saliva and dragged Raiden Mei to the lingerie store. Everyone knew what she was thinking.
Raiden Mei blushed, knowing what kind of shameful reaction Kiana would have next.
But what could she do? If Kiana wanted it, when could Raiden Mei refuse?
Speaking objectively, with Kiana's initiative and Raiden Mei's pampering and indulgence, if Bronya hadn't acted as the guardian of Raiden Mei's chastity, then—everyone would understand, and everything would be self-evident.